my nans pc is second hand from a business...hence cheap. where can i find a cheap laptop like this?

Question

i'm annoyingly picky...it has to be relatively compact, have XP, USB ports and a moderately substantial hardrive (someting like 4GB is useless) i'll b using it for a lot of media and graphics, but will not be needing a web connection. cd and/or dvd burners would be fantastic but of course they are added expense. oh and i like those mouse touch pads, but thats jst me being shallow. any ideas?

Answer 1

look on ebay under police auctions bound to be a bargin there

Answer 2

although you can get desktops quite easily from offices and business,s laptops are a different matter
i recently got a secondhand cpmpaq amarda laptop from a office supplies store,it was secondhand and only had a pcmcia cd-rw,but i paid £125,so you should be expecting to pay £400+ for what you want,the biggest problem is graphics,even when you pay £999 you sometimes still only get on-board graphics as pci-express are very expensive in a laptop
saying that,if you look on ebay you can find some great laptops ,and even with 64mb graphics,they should play most games up to 1024x768
you should visit all the local business,s and prepare what you are gonna say,like"i am a computer engineer still in training and was wondering if you can donate any old desktops and laptops to help with my training"
some bussiness,s will be more than happy to donate computers as it would cost them to dispose of them,ecspecially laptops and monitors,because of the screens,ect
just be patient,and ask and you shall find
good luck

Answer 3

Well, there is a store called Fry's Electronics that sells relatively decent priced laptops. If name brand doesn't matter to you, they have laptops around $500-800 with decent specifications. They have stores in Northern/Southern California, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, & Washington

You could also buy online if you want.

Answer 4

keep an eye out for the classifieds. Many businesses when updating all their equipment will have an auction to get rid of their current equipment. Also, there are always estate auctions, school auctions and bank auctions.

Answer 5

You're doing media and graphics? Save your money and build yourself a proper PC.

Answer 6

u cant beat dabs.com .trust me i got one now.postage was fast no messing at all !! £350 delivered ,cd,writer ,dvd drive ,xp .plug in and go .this is prob the best elec site there is

Answer 7

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/refurb/refurb_slc.asp?CatId=17&category=Laptops has refurbished laptops.

if you want a new one, wait till best buy has a sale. sometimes they'll have some around $500.

Answer 8

You could try asking your Nan
She seems to have done alright !!!

Answer 9

EBay,
but think and bid sensibly.